Horror Project LINGERING Completes Production

The upcoming Korean horror project Lingering (literal title), featuring LEE Se-young and PARK Ji-young, recently completed production. The film is the debut feature-length project by director YOON Eun-kyoung. The film tells the story of Yoo-mi (LEE Se-young), ...

18th Asian Project Market Announces Lineup

New Works form YANG Ik-june, JEON Soo-il, LEESONG Hee-il In the lead-up to the 20th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), Busan’s Asian Project Market (APM), which is set to stage its 18th edition, has revealed its 30-strong lineup for this October. Among ...

JK YOUN’s ODE TO MY FATHER Invited to 65th Berlinale

Korean “Modern History” and “National Trauma” to Be Introduced in Panorama Announced on December 16th, the Berlin International Film Festival confirmed 19 films for its Panorama section. Eleven features and eight documentaries were invited, and out of the feat...

Hot Korean Films at Five Flavours Film Festival

Warsaw Looks to Korean Films and Music The 8th edition of Warsaw’s Five Flavours Film Festival will take place from November 12th to the 20th this year. Focusing on East and South-East Asian cinema, the Polish festival hopes to expose films unknown in the regi...

South Korean Films Fly to Hawaii International Film Festival

Diverse Korean Films Getting Some Sun This fall, the 34th Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) will be held in the sunny American state from October 30th to November 9th in Oahu and November 13th to 16th in Big Island and Kauai with about 150 films from ...

Sitges Invites Big Korean Lineup

16 Films at Europe’s Top Genre Film Festival The Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is no stranger to Korean film and their upcoming 47th edition proves no exception as Europe toil destination for genre cinema has invited a 16-strong de...

Edinburgh Takes 4 from Korea

Following last year’s showcase of Korean cinema at the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), the Scottish film jubilee has invited another four Korean films to their upcoming 68th edition. Having its long-awaited UK premiere will be Bong Joon Ho’s Snow...

Toronto Korean Film Festival Kicks Off 3rd Edition

Rather than program a recent hit, the Toronto Korean Film Festival (TKFF) kicks off its third edition today (May 27th) with a screening of YU Hyun-mok’s classic noir The Aimless Bullet (1961). Over the coming days, the festival will showcase a variety of featu...

Blooming in Jeonju - JIFF Unveils Lineup for 15th Edition

Amid the blooming cherry blossoms of Yeoido in Seoul, the Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) held the press conference for its 15th edition in the IFC Mall’s CGV Theater. 181 films from 46 countries will screen in Jeonju over 10 days in May, which will ...

10 MINUTES and NIGHT FLIGHT to Screen in Hong Kong

JUNG Woo-sung and KANG Je-gyu Shorts Also Invited A total of five Korean films have been invited to the upcoming 38th Hong Kong International Film Festival, which will take place from March 24th to April 7th. Following their screenings in Berlin earlier this ...